by Chris | Jan 24, 2015 |
Paintings of Umbria – Todi Flower Market Edward Hutton in his book remarked of Todi that “No-one goes there”. And on the Sunday morning as I was climbing its cobbled streets I passed no-one except an old lady clearly on her way to Mass. But as I emerged into the...
by Chris | Jan 24, 2015 |
Paintings of Venice – The Vegetable Barge On all my visits to Venice over the years this barge has always been there selling fruit and vegetables. It’s a colourful sight with it’s ‘sail’ providing shade through the day. The bridge next to it is called the Ponte...
by Chris | Jan 24, 2015 |
Paintings of Venice – Sunset over San Giorgio I have a tube of watercolour paint called ‘Venetian red’ which together with yellow ochre suggests the richness of skies that sometimes glow over Venice at the end of the day. From the angle here observed you can see...
by Chris | Jan 24, 2015 |
Cotswold Paintings – Arlington Row, Bibury A classic Cotswold scene – Arlington Row in the snow!
by Chris | Jan 24, 2015 |
Paintings of London – Millennium Bridge I just love the compositional possibilities that London throws up. The Millennium Bridge seems to reach out like a lifeline from the Tate Modern back to St. Pauls Cathedral. A bridge to the new, or an escape route back to...
by Chris | Jan 24, 2015 |
Paintings of Oxford – Radcliffe Camera To anyone who loves neo-classical architecture the Radcliffe Camera is surely one of the finest buildings in the world. It’s a pleasure to draw – the only difficulty is to do it justice, but I’m happy to keep...
by Chris | Jan 24, 2015 |
Paintings of Venice – Santa Maria della Salute The church of Santa Maria della Salute rises at the end of the Grand Canal, the colour of her ivory domes changing with the light during the day. Brilliant in the morning sun, they soften and warm as the afternoon...
by Chris | Jan 24, 2015 |
Cotswold Paintings – Snow at Chipping Campden The recent snow has inspired me to paint a number of snowscenes, and in this depiction of the Almshouses in Chipping Campden, I am revisiting a scene I have painted before. I have not put any figures in this picture,...
by Chris | Jan 24, 2015 |
Paintings of Spain – The Alhambra Palace The Alhambra Palace is almost overwhelming to the artist, but I love Spain for its Moorish architecture and the ‘Spanish arches’ which are so characteristic. This decorative gateway, the ‘Puerta del Vino’ with its red...
by Chris | Jan 24, 2015 |
Paintings of Venice – Campo San Barnaba This square is one of my favourite haunts in Venice. I have painted it at that time of day in the summer when everything moves slowly and even the gondoliers sit about like cats in the sunshine. Time to sit in the shade of...
